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BOTTLE WASHER.

Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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G. P. GOULDING.

BOTTLE WASHER.

' Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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BOTTLE WASHER.

No. 335,068. Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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BOTTLE-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,068, dated January 26 1886.

Application filed May 22, 1884. Serial No. 132,448. (No model.) Patented in England May 23, 1884, No. 8,149.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. GOULDING, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, have invented an Improved Bottle-WVasher, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My present invention relates to certain improvements in bottle-washers, which improvements are fully described in the following specification, and the novel features thereof specified in the claims hereunto annexed.

My invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of a bottle-washing machine embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 9 Fig. 2, through the support for the bottom of the bottle. Fig.

i and its support on an enlarged scale.

4 represents the device for supporting and cleaning the bottom of the bottle, as seen from its rear side. Fig. 4 is a front view of the same. Fig. 5 is a front view of the device for cleaning the outer surface of the bottles. Fig. 6 is a side view of the same. Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of one of the sliding scrapers Fig. 8 is a section on the line or m, Fig. 7. Fig. 9represents a side elevation of the cleaning device for the bottom of champagne or similarlyshaped bottles. Fig. 10 represents a side elevation of the same as applied to the support for the lower ends of the bottles while being cleaned. Figs. 11 and 12 are respectively front and rear views of the same. Fig. 13 is a side view of the brush for cleaning the interior of the bottles. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 15 is an end View of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, representing my improvements in machines for washing bottles, A A A A represent the frame of the machine, which consists of suitable uprights or standards adapted to support the working parts, and connected together by suitable longitudinal bracing.

B is the revolving hollow shaft or mandrel, carrying a brush which enters and cleans the interior of the bottle.

0 is the device for cleaning the outside of the bottle, and D the support for the end of the bottle during the cleaning operation, and which may also be provided with the device for cleaning the bottom of the bottle.

The hollow mandrel B is arranged to rotate in suitable hearings on the frame A A, being provided with a pulley, E, or tight and loose pulleys, by which rotary motion is imparted to the mandrel under the control of the operator from a belt. The mandrel is arranged to have end-play through its bearings, so as to introduce the brush F at its front end with in the bottle, the pulley E shifting to a position indicated by E, and the belt traversing on a wide driving-pulley. At its rear end the hollow mandrel B is provided with a coup ling, G, which permits it to revolve, while forming a tight joint with the water-supply pipe H. The pipe H is provided with a cock, I, which controls the flow of water through the mandrel into the interior of the bottle. The cock I is controlled by the lever i, the arrangement being such that the water is shut off from the hollow mandrel, except at the time the brush F is inserted within the neck of the bottle, the position of which during the cleaning operation is represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

K is a water-tank, which receives the excess of water.

There is a sliding frame, L L, which supports the rest D for the end of the bottle, and is so connected with the revolving hollow mandrel B that when the frame LL is pushed from left to right in Figs. 1 and 2, this motion forcing the bottle through the exteriorcleaning device (3, the hollow mandrel B will be moved from right to left, thereby protruding the brush F from within the sheath or guard N into the bottle, while at the same time the cock I is turned soas to permit water to pass through the hollow mandrel into the bottle. The pipe H is connected with the sourceof supply of water by a flexible tube. The frame L carries an adjustable bar or pusher, O, which strikes against the lower end of the lever P as it is moved from left to right, and causes the other end of the lever to move in the opposite direction, which motion is transmitted to the hollow mandrel by a suitable'joint, Q, between the upper end of the I lever and the mandrel. The movements of the various parts are indicated by full and dotted lines in the drawings. The lever P is pivoted to an arm, j, projecting from the frame A. The joint Q, between the upper end of the lever and the mandrel, consists of a collar provided with trunnions fitted to slots in the fork, with which the lever terminates, said collar being prevented from sliding endwiseon the hollow mandrel by collars fastened thereto on each side of it. The end of the rod 0 is flattened or made wide to insure its coming in contact with the lower end of the lever. Pr0- vision is made for adjusting the position of the rod Oon the frame by means of a set-screw, k, or other equivalent device, so as to adapt the machine to bottles of different sizes. The sliding frame consists of two or more rods, LL, arranged to slide freely in ways or guides on the machine, and connected together by suitable cross-bars, m m, which support the end rest, D. A spring, 2, Fig. 1, serves to draw the upper end of the lever and the mandrel toward the right hand. The outside-cleaning device, 0, is fastened to the frame of the machine, and the bottle slips through it while undergoing the cleaning operation on the inside from the operation of the brush F. The brush F consists of a piece of ordina y rubber tubing fastened to the end of the revolving hollow mandrel B in anysuitable manner, the free end of the tube being split or divided length wise for a certain distance, so as to leave the split portions to a, Figs. 13, 14, and 15, free to expand outward from centrifugal force, as shown by the dotted lines a in Figs. 14 and 15, when the brush revolves.

When thebottle is placed in position to be cleaned by the machine, its neck resting against the funnel mouth of the shield F and its bottom against the rest D, the frame Lis pushed from left to right,at the same time against the bottom of the bottle.

the frame L being moved from right to left by means of the arm 0, lever P, and the collar Q on the revoluble shaft, and the brush F is caused to enter the neck of the bottle, the split portions u a of the brush spread outward by centrifugal force, owing to the revolution of the mandrel B, and come in contact with the entire interior surface of the bottle, thereby effectively cleaning or removing any adhering deposit or dirt therefrom, which is carried off by the current of water passing through the mandrel. v

The rest for the bottom of the bottle consists of a stem, 0, Fig. 8, arranged to slide through a sleeve, Z, attached to one of the crossbars of the frame, and provided at one end with a handle or handpiece, n, and at the other with a curved disk, 10, corresponding in shape more or less closely with the bottom of the bottle. A spiral spring, t, forces the rest The curved disk has one or more slots cut across its face, into which are inserted strips of rubber q, the

' cleaners or scrapers E.

edges of which are cut to the shape of the q q, to afford them sufficient stiffness to retain the pins 8 s, by which they are fastened in the disk, but the bearing-surface against the bottom of the bottle should be of rubber.

A spring, R, arranged in any convenient way, draws the frame L back after a bottle has been washed.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 I have represented enlarged views of my improved device for cleaning the outside of bottles simultaneously ,with the cleaning operation which goes on in the inside by means of the rotating brush. The exterior-cleaning device 0 is attached to the frame of the machine, asrepresented in the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, so that the bottle, when placed on the sliding frame, moves through it. The exterior-clea ning device consists of a divided ring, S, provided with a series of sockets, through which the radial rods T T slide, which carry at their inner ends the The parts of the ring S are preferably hinged together, as represented at V, so that the upper portion, carrying some of the radial rods and scrapers, may be opened or thrown upward, as shown by the dotted lines S, for the purpose of introducing the bottle. After the bottle has been fixed in position on the sliding frame the ring is closed, (any suitable spring-catch, hook, or other fastening device being used to secure the parts togeth er,) bringing the scrapers in contact with the neck or smaller part of the bottle. As the bottle is pushed forward through the exterior-cleaning device, the rods slide outward, the scrapers being separated from each other by the enlarged portion of the bottle. In this way the entire exterior surface of the bottle is cleaned at a single operation with great rapidity, a stream of water being, if desired, directed onto the bottle through the pipe 00, Figs. 1 and 2, connected with the cock y, operated by a lever, w, connected with the sliding frame.

The scraper E consists of a suitably-shaped piece of rubber or rubber cloth having metallic strips U U riveted to it, and pivoted in jaws ICO IIS

u tsee Fig. 7) on the inner end of the radial sliding rod T. The pivotal connection allows the scraper to adjust itself to the surface of the bottle. Fig. 5 represents the relative positions of the scrapers when closed together, their positions when fully opened being shown by the dotted lines in that figure. As represented in the drawings, and in particular in Fig. 6, the scrapers E are set at an angle with the plane of the ring or support S,the end of one scraper lapping by the next adjoining scraper, so that, the scrapers may be closed up near enough together to form a circle somewhat smaller than the neck ofthe bottle to be cleaned. (See Fig. 5.) Provision is made for giving the sliding rods T a partial rotation as they move outward by means of a pin, h, moving in a spiral slot, a, Fig. 7, in the sleeve Z), secured in the ring S. By this means as the scrapers E move outward they are caused to swingslightly about the longitudinal axis of the radial rod T, so as to render the entire curved surface of the scrapers E effective in cleaning the larg est part of the bottle. The rods and scrapers are pressed inward by the spiral spring 0, inclosed within the sleeve b, and secured in place by the screw-cap d, which also fastens on the tube or cylinder 9, Fig. 8, which surrounds the sleeve 7). The sleeve b is held in place by a set-screw, e,or other equivalent device, on the ring S.

'It will be observed that the rods T are set at an angle with the plane of the ring S-an arrangement which facilitates the opening or separation of the scrapers by the bottle.

In Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 I have represented a device, which may be attached to the rest for the ends of the bottles, by which the machine is adapted to cleaning the bottoms of bottles having deep recesses at this pointas, for instance, such bottles as are ordinarily used for champagne. This device consists of a pcculiarly-shaped cleaner or scraper, W, formed of a strip ofrubber cloth or other suitable fabric strengthened by metallic strips a, and piv oted, as at 2' to a sliding rod, X, passing through the cleaning-disk p. The scraper W is made of a shape corresponding to that of the bottles to be cleaned on their bottoms. Its operation will be readily understood from an inspection of Fig. 9, which shows a portion of the bottom of a bottle in dotted lines. Its capacity for adjusting itself into different positions is indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 10. The rod X slides through a tube or guide, i, attached to the disk 19, being pressed forward by means of a spring, 43, (see Fig. 10,) and arranged so that it can be readily removed, if desired.

I claim- 1. In a bottle-washing machine, the hereindescribed device for cleaning the outer surface of bottles, said device comprising a series of radially-movable scrapers, E", and a support therefor, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described device for cleaning the outer-surface of bottles, the same comprising a series of radially-movable scrapers, E, mounted in a suitable divided support, S, which permits the introduction of the bottles, substantially as described.

3. The herein-described device for cleaning the outer surface of bottles, consisting of a supportingframe and a series of radially-arranged sliding rods, T, provided with scrapers E at their inner ends, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a rotating brush adapted to clean the interior of bottles, of the herein-described external cleaning device consisting of radially-movable scrapers, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the sliding frames, arranged substantially as indicated,to support the bottles, of the revolving hollow mandrel 13, provided with brush ,F, and lever P, and arm 0, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the sliding frames L L, rest D, sleeve N, revolving mandrel B, and brush F, of the exterior-cleaning device 0, consisting of a series of radially-moving scrapers, substantially as described.

7. The revoluble rest D for the bottoms of the bottles, provided with disk 10, and one or more scrapers, q, substantially as described.

8. The combinatiomwith the scraper E, of the sliding rod T, pin 7z-,spira1lygrooved tube 9, and spring 5, substantially as described.

9. The combination,with a suitable support, of the series of radially-arranged sliding rods T, provided at their inner ends with the scrapers E, and placed at an angle with the length of the bottle, substantially as and for the purposes described.

10. In abottle washing machine such as described, a series of scrapers for engaging the exterior of the bottle, radially disposed, and with their edges overlapping, said scrapers being mounted upon movable supports, substantially as described.

11. In abottle-washing machine, and in combination with a movable frame carrying the bottle, a series of scrapers for engaging the exterior of the bottle, attached to yielding supports or carriers radially arranged and mounted upon a supporting-frame, substantially as described.

12. In a bottle-washing machine such as described, the combination of a reciprocating frame provided with suitable devices for supporting the bottle, a frame provided with an opening or passage to admit the bottle, and a series of yielding and radially-disposed scrapers mounted upon said last-named frame and adapted to engage the exterior of the bottle and yield to aceommodateits different diameters, substantially as described.

13. In a bottle-washing machine such as described, the combination of a reciprocating frame carrying supports for the bottle, revoluble "spindle carrying a brush for cleaning the interior of the bottle, and a series of radiallydisposed and yielding scrapers for engaging the exterior of the bottle, substantially as de scribed.

14. In a bottle-washing machine such as described, the combination of a reciprocating frame carrying a revoluble support and cleaner for engaging the bottom of the bottle, a tubular or hollow support for the mouth of the bottle, and a revoluble spindle carrying a brush for cleaning the interior of the bottle, said spindle and brush being located in line with and adapted to enter the mouth of the bottle through the tubular or hollow support as the frame is reciprocated, substantially as described.

15. In a bottle-washing machine such as indicated, and in combination with the reciprocating frame carrying the revoluble and tubular or hollow supports for the bottom and and revoluble spindle, for causing their simulrying the tubular support for the mouth of the bottle, and the revoluble support and cleaner for the bottom of the bottle, the series of I5 radial scrapers, their supports and springs, said scrapers being arranged to engage the exterior of the bottle as it is reciprocated and conform to the different diameters-thereof, substantially as described.

GEO. P. GOULDING.

the revoluble and reciprocating spindle carrying the brush for engaging the interior of the bottle, and mechanism, substantially as indicated, intermediate the reciprocating frame taneous reciprocation in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16. In a bottle-Washing machine such as described, and in combination with the reciprocating and revoluble spindle carrying the internal brush, and the reciprocating frame car- Witnesses:

.GEo, B. SELDEN,

mouth of thebottle, respectively, as described, I

H. G. PHILLIPS. 

